| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Opheltes" | Greek | 1. A son of Lycurgus, who was killed by a snake at Nemea, as his nurse Hypsipyle had left him alone. Greek |
"Ophion" | Greek | A Titan, was married to Eurynome, with whom he shared the supremacy previous to the reign of Cronos and Rhea; but being conquered by the latter, he and Eurynome were thrown into Oceåñuś or Tartarus. Greek |
| Goddess name "Ophthalmitis" | Greek | Goddess of the eye. Greek |
"Orchomenus" | Greek | 1. A son of Lycaon, and the reputed founder of the Arcadian towns of Orchomenus and Methydrium. (Apollodorus iii) |
| God name "Orcus" | Roman | Chthonic underworld god. Modeled on the Greek god HADES.... |
| Nymph name "Orea" | Greek | A Hamadryad nymph of the Oak tree. Greek |
| Nymph name "Oreades" | Greek | nymphs of the mountains, with names appropriate to the district they inhabit. Greek |
| Nymph name "Oreads" | Greek | mountain nymphs. Greek |
"Oreithyia" | Greek | 1. One of the Nereides. |
"Orion" | Greek | A son of Hyrieus, of Hyria, in Boeotia, a very handsome giant and hunter, and said to have been called by the Boeotians Candaon. Greek |
"Orneus" | Greek | A son of Erechtheus, father of Peteus, and grandfather of Menestheus; from him the town of Orneae was believed to have derived its name. Greek |
| God name "Orotalt" | Greek | According to the Greek writers, was the Bacchus of the ancient Arabs. This, however, is a mistake, for the word is a corruption of Allah Taala; God the Most High. |
"Orpheus" | Greek | All that part of the mythology of Orpheus which connects him with Dionysus must be considered as a later invention, quite irreconcilable with the original legends, in which he is the servant of Apollo and the Muses: the discrepancy extends even to the instrument of his music, which was always the lyre, and never the flute. Greek |
"Ossa" | Greek | The personification of rumour or report, the Latin Fama. As it is often impossible to trace a report to its source, it is said to come from Zeus, and hence Ossa is called the messenger of Zeus. Greek |
"Otos" | Greek | A giant, brother of Ephialtes. Both brothers grew nine inches every month. According to Pliny, Otos was forty-six cubits (sixty-six feet) in height. Greek |
"Otrera" | Greek | A daughter or wife of Ares, who is said to have built the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Greek |
| King name "Otreus" | Greek | A king of Phrygia, whom Priam åśśisted against the Amazons. Greek |
"Otus" | Greek | A son of Poseidon, and Iphimedeia, was one of the Aloeidae. Greek |
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